Coal Creek Trail Loop
3.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Coal Creek Trail Loop is a 3.8-mile loop in Colliers Hill near Erie, CO. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,017 – 5,131 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.05410, -105.03359
Nearest town Erie, CO
Directions
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Coal Creek Trail Loop
3.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,018–5,132 ft
Loop · Colliers Hill
Trailhead: 40.05410, -105.03359
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Coal Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
84% paved10% dirt6% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:27 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Coal Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft
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- Coal Creek Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Coal Creek Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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